The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter and Chapter 410, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) "Electric Skateboards" and "Electric Scooters" (hereafter referred to as "Electric Scooter") means a wheeled device that satisfies all of the following:
(1) Has a floorboard designed to be stood upon when riding that is no more than sixty inches long and eighteen inches wide.
(2) Is designed to transport only one person at a time.
(3) Has an electrical propulsion system with power of no more than 2,500 watts, and has a maximum speed on a paved level surface of not more than twenty-five miles per hour.
(4) Has handlebars and, in addition to having an electrical propulsion system with power of no more than 2,500 watts, may be designed to also be powered by human propulsion.
(b) "Mixed spirit drink" means a drink produced and packaged or sold by a mixed spirit drink manufacturer or an outstate seller of mixed spirit drink that contains 10% or less alcohol by volume consisting of spirits mixed with nonalcoholic beverages or flavoring or coloring materials and that may also contain one or more of the following:
(1) Water.
(2) Fruit juices.
(3) Fruit adjuncts.
(4) Sugar.
(5) Carbon dioxide.
(6) Preservatives.
(c) "Operating license" means a written license issued by the city authorizing a licensee to operate a shared electric scooter fleet.
(d) "Pedestrian through zone" means the primary, accessible pathway that runs parallel to the street. The through zone ensures that pedestrians have a safe and adequate place to walk and must minimally be five feet six inches wide.
(e) "Shared electric scooter" means an electric scooter owned by a licensee and made available for commercial use.
(f) "Spirits" means a beverage that contains alcohol obtained by distillation, mixed with potable water or other substances, or both, in solution, and includes wine containing an alcoholic content of more than 21% by volume, except sacramental wine and mixed spirit drink.
(g) "Street furniture curb zone" means the section of the sidewalk between the curb and the pedestrian through zone in which street furniture and amenities, such as lighting, benches, newspaper kiosks, utility poles, tree pits, and bicycle parking are provided. The street furniture curb zone may also consist of green infrastructure elements, such as rain gardens or flow-through planters.
(Ord. 05-2021. Passed 5-4-21.)